David Cutler speaks with Harvard Gazette about failed attempts at trying to repeal Obamacare
The Harvard Gazette sat down with Harvard Pop Center faculty member David Cutler, PhD, an expert on the economics of health care, in this Q&A.
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Washington Post piece explores lying in politics with insights from Sissela Bok
The book,Lying: Moral Choice in Private and Public Life by Sissela Bok, PhD, senior visiting fellow at the Harvard Pop Center and former philosophy professor, provides some much needed, timely insight into the role of lying in a democratic…
Kubzansky shines light on happiness and health in this NPR podcast
Laura Kubzansky, PhD, Harvard Pop Center faculty member and co-director of the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, shares insights into how happiness relates to health in this podcast by WRVO…
Jason Block comments on US Preventative Services Task Force's recently revised recommendations on tackling childhood obesity
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Jason Block, MD, and a colleague pen this Editorial in JAMA, sharing their thoughts on the screening, treatment and prevention of childhood obesity in the US. The new recommendations by the expert panel, as…
Article explores how election of Trump might negatively affect health of "targeted" groups
An article co-authored by David R. Williams explores how past “dramatic societal events” impacted the health of vulnerable, marginalized groups, and offers suggestions to health care providers on how to best mitigate the negative impacts…
Kobayashi wins best poster by postdoc & research associate at Harvard Chan Poster Day
Congratulations to Harvard Bell Fellow Lindsay Kobayashi on winning Best Poster in the Best Postdoc and Research Associates category at this year’s Harvard Chan School Poster Day event. This poster was also presented at the…
Harvard Pop Center mourns loss of United Nations population agency Director Babatunde Osotimehin
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Babatunde Osotimehin, the director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and a staunch supporter of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls around the globe.…
Proposed AHCA could put health coverage for young adults at risk
Harvard Pop Center faculty member Mark Schuster, MD, is an author on an upcoming paper published in the journal Health Services Research that suggests that health insurance that includes an individual mandate more effectively keeps young adults…
Lisa Berkman receives 3rd Annual CAWF Mentoring Award at Harvard Chan School
Congratulations to our director Lisa Berkman on being honored with the Mentoring Award by the Committee on the Advancement of Women Faculty at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Learn more in this featured news story on the Harvard T.H. Chan…